General News Lesbian excluded from Church of England Out gay teacher, Rachel Gillingham, has recently spoken out after she was excluded from St Luke’s Church in Oseney Crescent, London, in 2019 due to her sexual orientation. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Maureen Colquhoun dead at 92 Maureen Colquhoun, feminist pioneer and the UK’s first out lesbian MP, has died at 92. Colquhoun was a Labour politician, representing Northampton North from 1974 to 1979. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Gibraltar lesbian couple in race for equal parental rights Natalie and Katie Perez-Muldoon, a lesbian couple living in Gibraltar, are in a legal battle for Katie to obtain equal parental rights before the birth of their child next month. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts LesFlicks’ LGBTQ+ History Month festival programme Lesflicks will be celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month with a short film programme aimed at increasing the knowledge of, and access to, lesbian and bisexual film. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Lesbian refugee denied asylum in Ireland A lesbian refugee from Zimbabwe, who was facing death threats from her own family, has been denied asylum by Irish authorities which argued her claim ‘lacked credibility’. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Eloise Stonborough General News Butch lesbian speaks out against harassment in single-sex spaces 32-year-old Eloise Stonborough, a cisgender, butch presenting lesbian, has spoken out against harassment in single-sex spaces. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Lesbians denounce LGB Alliance Many members of the lesbian community have hit back at the controversial LGB Alliance group after it claimed trans people were causing lesbians to ‘go extinct’. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Lesbian officer saves lives in Nashville bombing Out lesbian police officer, Amanda Topping, is one of six who have been praised for preventing casualties after an explosion in Nashville. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News LGBTQ+ activist Laurie McBride dead at 71 American LGBTQ+ activist Laurie McBride, best known for her work as the co-chair of the California based lobby group, Mobilisation Against AIDS, has been pronounced dead at 71 following a heart attack. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Lesflicks announce Film Awards to celebraten those films promoting LBTQ+ screen Lesflicks announce inaugural Lesflicks Film Awards, which will spotlight and celebrate those creating, supporting and promoting LBTQ+ representation on screen By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Thousands celebrate international lesbian visibility day Thursday 8 October was international lesbian visibility day, which saw thousands of queer women celebrate their sexuality. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News LGBTQ+ activist attacked at anti-mask demonstration LGBTQ+ activist Izzy Kamikaze was beaten at a far-right anti-face mask protest in Dublin (Ireland) on Saturday 12 September. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
